Wrens Poem by John Powers

all i've got to say is i love you
and that means nothing
all i want is to know you
but i never will
all i want is to touch you
and you move away
so what am i at all?
the hint of a desire
something in the air that you walk through
no longer curious of what we could have been
i am all of nothing, i guess that's all i've been
fairy tales do no good
I can't pretend what we are anymore
you should not dance with a shadow
and sleep in the light
you should not hold hands
with a stranger in the night
the shadow feels empty,
the night alone and cold.
but nothing you can do
will let them in your home
The shadow does bleed
and the night cries with a soul
so do them both a favor
and leave the shadow alone